787-9 - is it Business First or Polaris First?
Jul 31, 2018, 1:47 pm
#16
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I wish that carriers would avoid cutesy names. If UA stuck to F, J, and Y, it would be a lot easier. Using terms such as "Polaris" on UA or "Club World" on BA simply makes life more difficult.
All that matters is the hard and the soft product, coupled with the fare for the class of service. I get that people think there is something special about Polaris and that they thought that somehow BusinessFirst was better than Business, but the fact is that it's the seat and the food and whatever else you care about.
It all stems from the fact that nobody wanted to make a plane sound like a train with 2nd and 3rd class !
All that matters is the hard and the soft product, coupled with the fare for the class of service. I get that people think there is something special about Polaris and that they thought that somehow BusinessFirst was better than Business, but the fact is that it's the seat and the food and whatever else you care about.
It all stems from the fact that nobody wanted to make a plane sound like a train with 2nd and 3rd class !
Jul 31, 2018, 2:03 pm
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Technically, it's not either of those. It's "Polaris Business", but it's not the new Polaris seat (773) on the 789.
Confused? That's UA's specialty.
Confused? That's UA's specialty.
Aug 1, 2018, 6:08 am
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Thanks all! It sounds like based on the feedback i can be confident that it will be BF on this flight and should not have an issue using a child seat or CARES system.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Aug 1, 2018, 6:31 am
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Aug 1, 2018, 7:10 am
#21
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Except by the FA in one of my flights when she tried to convince a passenger that he was in the right section when he could not find on a reconfigured 772 the Polaris First seat that he had booked. She said: "This is BusinessFirst. There are no better seats than this".
Aug 1, 2018, 7:45 am
#22
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Except by the FA in one of my flights when she tried to convince a passenger that he was in the right section when he could not find on a reconfigured 772 the Polaris First seat that he had booked. She said: "This is BusinessFirst. There are no better seats than this".
Aug 1, 2018, 7:56 am
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Starting in October, with the single FA agreement and new scheduling system, we'll see a lot of mixed crews. "Proud Continental? Meet TED!"